Just had a Blessing Alert!! There's this little girl who lives down the street. She is 10 years old and seems very lonely. Her dad is in the service and she has moved around quite a bit.
Well, it's 8 p.m. and she shows up at our door to say that her mom is in labor and at the hospital. Her dad hasn't come home from work and she and her two brothers aren't allowed to cook when no one is home. These kids have been sitting alone wondering what's going on at the hospital.
Then, the brother shows up. He says to me, "My dad's girlfriend is in labor and I can't reach my dad. I called my mom and she said if no one is home before 8:30 p.m. to go ahead and make dinner."
So, I ask this 12-year-old boy, "Where's you mom?"
"Oklahoma."
Then, a stepmom comes up in the conversation. This a different woman from the OK mom and girlfriend already mentioned.
What the hell are we doing to our kids? I think three mothers is more than enough.
Anyway, it felt good to help them. I gave them some microwave-able food and some apples. I get now why this little girl shows up at the door every time my car pulls into the drive. I think her mom is in OK. Or, the "mom" in NY is a little difficult. I know they aren't allowed to play with chalk outside for fear it will get on dad's tires.
Counting my blessings. Loving my daughter. Relieved she isn't living with her father. Or having to deal with his addicted lifestyle.
"You know, it's times like these when I realize what a superhero I am." Tony Stark/Iron Man
“Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.” Lois Wilson
